Chief among the “fossils,” in the eyes of some of the soldiers who responded to our requests, is General Oleksandr Syrskyi, the austere 60-year-old commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces. He was hailed a national hero four years ago, following his successful defense of kyiv in the weeks following Russia’s full-scale invasion. But General Syrskyi’s name
For those born with Laron, there is hope in the form of a medication called Increlex. The drug, which was first developed 15 years ago, can cause height increase if given during periods of growth spurts. But accessing the drug can be difficult and has several limitations: it can only be given to children between
More than 100 houses have been destroyed by a huge fire raging in Drammen, southern Norway, rescue officials said. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the area, about 50 kilometers west of Oslo. So far, no victims or missing persons have been reported. Dozens of firefighters are working to extinguish the fire, which has
The rocket, named after Vikram Sarabhai, considered the father of India’s space programme, is small and has the capacity to carry payloads of up to 350kg, Skyroot co-founder and CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana told the BBC. Chandana says today that access to space remains “a major bottleneck, as satellite operators often wait months or even
A week after the death of sex criminal financier Jeffrey Epstein, Anya (not her real name) answered the door to his New York apartment. Outside was Epstein’s brother, Mark, telling him he had to leave, he says. Anya had lived for years in one of several apartments on East 66th Street in Manhattan that Jeffrey
Indian activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk, on hunger strike for the past 20 days in Delhi, has been forcibly removed from his protest site. The 59-year-old had been protesting in support of an online satirical movement called the Cucaracha Janta Party (CJP), which seeks education reforms. Protesters had planned a march to the Indian parliament
